As a property or business owner you can use certain visual and touch signs to help identify rising damp. The typical signs include:
• Wallpaper coming off or peeling from the wall
• Damp patches and staining about 1 metre up a wall from the floor
• Tide marks on the walls up to 1 metre caused by evaporation and salts from the ground.
• Decayed skirting boards
Condensation tends to get worse in cold weather. The other types of damp (apart from plumbing leaks) tend to get worse in wet weather. Condensation tends to form patches of mould with blurred, soft edges rather than a stain mark. The air can't hold the moisture and tiny drops of water appear.
Yes, if you have damp and mould in your home you're more likely to have respiratory problems, respiratory infections, allergies or asthma. Damp and mould can also affect the immune system.
https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/lifestyle/how-do-i-get-rid-of-damp-and-mould/
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Wet rot can take hold where timber has become wet over time, often near ground level, in close proximity to damp walls, or due to leaks. Rotten wood has a soft, spongy feel, caving in easily when prodded with a screwdriver, is typically cracked along the grain, and is usually still wet.
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We remove black mould, with a biocide spray.
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